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impassable here at forestville as well. back to you, raj. >> thank you, jessica. >>> well, another look from sky ranger. this is guerneville right now. you can see much of the town under water. the rain is easing up. that's the good news. but the russian river is still rising at this hour because of all the runoff from other creeks and streams, converging into the russian river. >> you can see it's a few blocks in from the riverbank. let's bring in jeff ranieri who has the timeline for all of this. this is so critical for people who live in the area and those first responders. >> some much-needed information that we're getting. the reason why a lot of people haven't seen flooding this bad, it will now rank as the sixth wor worst flooding event on the russian river. the worst was 1955. the crest is expected at feet. let's get a closer look at how things are developing. by 9:00 p.m. is when it would reach its peak. from there on after it would start to dip. friday morning it would go below flood stage and then continue to dro
impassable here at forestville as well. back to you, raj. >> thank you, jessica. >>> well, another look from sky ranger. this is guerneville right now. you can see much of the town under water. the rain is easing up. that's the good news. but the russian river is still rising at this hour because of all the runoff from other creeks and streams, converging into the russian river. >> you can see it's a few blocks in from the riverbank. let's bring in jeff ranieri who has the...
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nbc bay area's jessica aguirre rejoins us from forestville. jessica. >> reporter: well, raj and janelle, it is very, very quiet here. minus that he pg&e crew that's feverishly working behind us. it is quiet. most people are indoors. it's too dangerous to be driving around or walking around out here. the water is other deep in some areas. it's one thing to see it from above and ee the expanse of it. it's another thing to walk through it. but what's really surreal is to go on routes where cars go but be in a boat instead. that's exactly what some swift water rescue crews were doing today as they went from forestville into guerneville, looking for people that might need some help or some rescuing. they're on these canoes literally going down roadways where water was halfway through houses and just going -- they basically looked like canals. just a surreal experience for those people. and they had to use those canoes to actually rescue people and bring them to higher ground. as raj mentioned, that water will start to recede. we'll start to see mos
nbc bay area's jessica aguirre rejoins us from forestville. jessica. >> reporter: well, raj and janelle, it is very, very quiet here. minus that he pg&e crew that's feverishly working behind us. it is quiet. most people are indoors. it's too dangerous to be driving around or walking around out here. the water is other deep in some areas. it's one thing to see it from above and ee the expanse of it. it's another thing to walk through it. but what's really surreal is to go on routes...
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in forestville, j.r. stone kron 4 news. 4 news. (robin) crews have been working to stabilize a landslide at the base of a home perched on top of a san rafael hill. kron4's maureen kelly shows us what's being done to keep the slide from getting worse. here's the 100 foot wide and 300 foot long slide as seen from north san pedro road.....traffic is open underneath the slide but some orange cones are out to warn drivers away from the runoff ponding on the shoulder.the slide is right beneath a home up on crestview way....i've been told by crews working here that home itself has been checked by engineers who have determinted that it's stable.....the slide happened during last week's wet weather and for the past two days a landscape construction company has been doing a lot of work to try and stablize the hillside..take giants sheets of plastic, 6 mm thick 40 x 100 so they're tricky to deal with in the wind and rain had about 15 guys, 500 sandbags about 10,000 feet of rope just saw a star for the top and work your way down methodically a
in forestville, j.r. stone kron 4 news. 4 news. (robin) crews have been working to stabilize a landslide at the base of a home perched on top of a san rafael hill. kron4's maureen kelly shows us what's being done to keep the slide from getting worse. here's the 100 foot wide and 300 foot long slide as seen from north san pedro road.....traffic is open underneath the slide but some orange cones are out to warn drivers away from the runoff ponding on the shoulder.the slide is right beneath a home...
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here in guerneville, and forestville. we're live here in forestville, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> certainly soggy out there. thanks, pete. >>> the russian river is not the only place we're watching in the north bay. the pounding rain there caused the napa river to swell and this is forced shutdown of some parks and streets. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us from downtown napa, where the river is about to crest. bob? >> reporter: yes, laura and marcus, it might not crest as much as originally thought. national weather service was thinking the napa river was going to hit roughly 27 1/2 feet. right now it's just over 26 feet and the latest from the hydrograph predictions says it might only go up a few inches more which would be great news for the town of napa. we're right behind the hog island oyster company, this is a riverwalk front that you could see is flooded here, as the napa river is making its way through the downtown area. we caught up with at napa police officer in the early hours, they've bee
here in guerneville, and forestville. we're live here in forestville, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> certainly soggy out there. thanks, pete. >>> the russian river is not the only place we're watching in the north bay. the pounding rain there caused the napa river to swell and this is forced shutdown of some parks and streets. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us from downtown napa, where the river is about to crest. bob? >>...
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earlier today kron-4 spoke with a family who lives in nearby forestville... they say even if they wanted to leave, all of the roads leading out of town are closed. "its crazy. i have lived here forever and i've never seen it this bad. both ways to river road are shut down, railroad is shut down, highway 12 is shut down, occidental road is shut down, there's no way out. we went and checked out guerneville road earlier this morning and the cops were stopping people. it's crazy." (vicki) sonoma county sheriff's deputies in a boating team are patrolling the flooded areas to prevent looting in the evacuated areas. and national guard high-water rescue vehicles are ready to be used if needed. deputies have also get out of c in get out of cars stuck in floodwaters. (grant) here's a closer look at the areas under evacuation orders in sonoma county. the blue line is the russian river-- and all the areas along the river are under those evacuation orders. to the north-- the areas are asti, chianti, lytton, jimtown, rio dell, and bailhache. and as you head towards the coa
earlier today kron-4 spoke with a family who lives in nearby forestville... they say even if they wanted to leave, all of the roads leading out of town are closed. "its crazy. i have lived here forever and i've never seen it this bad. both ways to river road are shut down, railroad is shut down, highway 12 is shut down, occidental road is shut down, there's no way out. we went and checked out guerneville road earlier this morning and the cops were stopping people. it's crazy." (vicki)...
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we are live in forestville. >>> some incredible images. sky drone 5 saw people getting around in kayaks and canoes. >>> this massive landslide in napa. the hillside no match for the relentless rain. the slide has blocked off the 3,500 block of redwood road indefinitely. >> reporter: the slide started about 60 feet above redwood road where you see that structure brought down by the force of the landslide. it also goes about 80 feet wide this way and brought down a number of trees and mud with it. tonight a hillside gave way in napa. piles of mud, rock, and trees tumbling down to redwood road. >> this just looks like this hillside got oversaturated. we'll have to look at whether there are any human c as well. >> reporter: the street will be shut down at least into the morning. rescuers patrolled by boat in search of those standing their ground, refusing to evacuate until there is no ground left to stand on. this man, surrounded by water, and suffering from hypothermia by the time firefighters got to him tonight. >> they think they can stay i
we are live in forestville. >>> some incredible images. sky drone 5 saw people getting around in kayaks and canoes. >>> this massive landslide in napa. the hillside no match for the relentless rain. the slide has blocked off the 3,500 block of redwood road indefinitely. >> reporter: the slide started about 60 feet above redwood road where you see that structure brought down by the force of the landslide. it also goes about 80 feet wide this way and brought down a number...
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we are along river road here in forestville. gurenville is five or six miles that way and the only way in, once you get past down that road there is by a truck with extremely large wheels or by boat. they wont get there. that will soon change. the russian river crested around 8:00 last night. there was a meeting this morning and they predicted the river will recede below flood stage by 6:00 tonight. some people just aren't waiting and trying to get in and out of the flood zone on their own which is causing problems. it's frustrating for the forestville fire department. firefighters had to deploy the boats to rescue an elderly couple in a suv. the fire department rescued them. they're okay. there's another report of yesterday of a woman that drove past the barricade. the car flooded. she hung toninato a tree until a team assisted her. she is okay. a national guards -- especially any people stuck in gurenville who might need medical assistance. there's been a couple of calls for that. now, first responders rescued 59 people after
we are along river road here in forestville. gurenville is five or six miles that way and the only way in, once you get past down that road there is by a truck with extremely large wheels or by boat. they wont get there. that will soon change. the russian river crested around 8:00 last night. there was a meeting this morning and they predicted the river will recede below flood stage by 6:00 tonight. some people just aren't waiting and trying to get in and out of the flood zone on their own...
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"today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live this morning in forestville. i know you're usually our main reporter up there in that area. this is so much rain, so much flooding. >> reporter: yes, much different situation, good morning to you, guys. we're kept in forestville, several miles away from guerneville, we're just off of river road because we're dealing with the. where we're standing in wers just tuning in, you could at least see the top of two suvs over here at 4:00 a.m., it is completely submerged in water, in fact, the water is starting to rise here so who knows how long we can stay in this place for this live report. as you guys mentioned, there have been mandatory evacuations in guerneville. that started yesterday. i want to show you a map, kind of a sight to see here on this map, evacuations there, more than a dozen cities have been evacuated that are right along that russian river. we know the school districts in the area have closed today. who knows if that happens tomorrow as well, when the russian river crests tonight. i want to show you gu
"today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live this morning in forestville. i know you're usually our main reporter up there in that area. this is so much rain, so much flooding. >> reporter: yes, much different situation, good morning to you, guys. we're kept in forestville, several miles away from guerneville, we're just off of river road because we're dealing with the. where we're standing in wers just tuning in, you could at least see the top of two suvs over here at 4:00...
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this is that in forestville. everyone that knows this place knows that one of the primary reasons you come here is still intact, but unfortunately down by the river it's pretty well whacked. river road is just that, a river. part of thissubmerged as the usually docile russian river continues to rise. >> getting deeper by the minute. it was not even over the tires last time we came through here 20 minutes ago. >> reporter: today on river road, you see mostly kayaks and boats or an occasional national guard high body truck for either transportation or rescue. you see lots of floating debris and quite a number of semi- submerged homes, vehicles, and trailers that will need a lot of work or scrapping when all of this is over. the charming old riverside hamlet has faced with. flood for generations going back well over a century. brad smith has lived here 35 years. >> i don't think it's going to be as serious as our -- certainly as our 86 or 95 floods. >> reporter: but smith says he says is what's happening now with th
this is that in forestville. everyone that knows this place knows that one of the primary reasons you come here is still intact, but unfortunately down by the river it's pretty well whacked. river road is just that, a river. part of thissubmerged as the usually docile russian river continues to rise. >> getting deeper by the minute. it was not even over the tires last time we came through here 20 minutes ago. >> reporter: today on river road, you see mostly kayaks and boats or an...
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(j.r.)back out here live in forestville. i'm not near some of those close roads right now because they are so remote that the internet and phone connections do not work. one thing to also keep in mind are the pot holes on many of these roads that were flooded. in some areas the water has cleared off of those roads and taken large chunks of concrete with it as well so if you are driving around here be careful. reporting live in forestville, j.r. stone kron 4 news. (jrs) now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o. kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: rain turned to showers today as the worst of the storm is over. showers continue to show up on doppler radar but will diminish through the night. flooding continues along the russian an napa river. the napa river is receding but the russian river will crest tonight. on the satellite you can see another storm off the coast but we will get a little break before it gets here late on friday. highs tomorrow
(j.r.)back out here live in forestville. i'm not near some of those close roads right now because they are so remote that the internet and phone connections do not work. one thing to also keep in mind are the pot holes on many of these roads that were flooded. in some areas the water has cleared off of those roads and taken large chunks of concrete with it as well so if you are driving around here be careful. reporting live in forestville, j.r. stone kron 4 news. (jrs) now to our four zone...
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he's an forestville which is about seven miles upriver from guerneville. tom? >> reporter: i wanted to take a look right behind me. what we have over here are some mobile homes, and these mobile homes are there because they used to be down by the river, but a lot of people moved out, and this is the intact part of forestville, which is the part that most people know , and it's way higher than the river, so it is not going to flood here. but where these folks lived and all along the river side, it is getting whacked. river road is just that, a river. part of forestville is submerged and continues to sink as they usually docile russian river continues to rise. >> getting deeper by the minute. it was not even over the tires last time we came through here 20 minutes ago. >> reporter: today on river road, he seamlessly kayaks and boats or an occasional national guard high body truck for either transportation or rescue. you see lots of falling debris and quite a number of semi- submerged homes, vehicles, and trailers that will need a lot of work or scrapping when all
he's an forestville which is about seven miles upriver from guerneville. tom? >> reporter: i wanted to take a look right behind me. what we have over here are some mobile homes, and these mobile homes are there because they used to be down by the river, but a lot of people moved out, and this is the intact part of forestville, which is the part that most people know , and it's way higher than the river, so it is not going to flood here. but where these folks lived and all along the river...
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live in forestville, j.r. stone kron 4 news. (vicki) here's a closer look at the areas under a mandatory evacuation order in sonoma county. the blue line is the russian river-- and all the areas along the river are under those evacuation orders. to the north-- asti, chianti, lytton, jimtown, rio dell, and bailhache. along the central portion of the river: jenner, duncans mills, sheridan, monte rio, northwood lodge, montesano, guernewood, vacation beach, guernewood park, guerneville, rolands, el bonita, korbel, summerhome park, hacienda, mirabel heights, mirabel park, and wilson grove. and we have all of these areas posted on our website at kron-4 dot com. (grant) evacuation centers have been set up for residents... they are located at the sebastopol center for the arts on high st in sebastopol... and the sonoma county fairgrounds on bennett valley rd in santa rosa. (grant) kron4's dan kerman is at the evacuation center in sebastapol... and shows us how the salvation army is helping out people in the area... sotthese are the stor
live in forestville, j.r. stone kron 4 news. (vicki) here's a closer look at the areas under a mandatory evacuation order in sonoma county. the blue line is the russian river-- and all the areas along the river are under those evacuation orders. to the north-- asti, chianti, lytton, jimtown, rio dell, and bailhache. along the central portion of the river: jenner, duncans mills, sheridan, monte rio, northwood lodge, montesano, guernewood, vacation beach, guernewood park, guerneville, rolands, el...
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i'm live here in forestville where you can see the road is completely flooded and the barlow is submerged in water - a popular outdoor market that has wine, beer and food. one of their buildings is a destroyed by the flooding. this is one of 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings in sonoma county that have been flooded from the rising russian river. take a look at this drone video....of the flooding roads like highway 12 and river road. this has left two communities virtual islands after days of stormy weather.the towns hardest hit are guerneville and monte rio after the river topped 46 feet late last night.the river frequently floods in rainy weather but it hadn't reached that level for 25 years..about 3,500 people in two dozen communities along the river remained under evacuation ordersthe river is expected to recede late tonight.you can already see it has gone down a lot at one point most of sebastpol avenue was under water. thanks sara. sara. thanks thanks thanks sara. ( darya ) happening now... the westbound lanes of highway 37 in marin county are still closed this morning due t
i'm live here in forestville where you can see the road is completely flooded and the barlow is submerged in water - a popular outdoor market that has wine, beer and food. one of their buildings is a destroyed by the flooding. this is one of 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings in sonoma county that have been flooded from the rising russian river. take a look at this drone video....of the flooding roads like highway 12 and river road. this has left two communities virtual islands after...
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we tried to get to guerneville but ended up in forestville. we are at the old river road and maribel road, as far as we could get up the river because the cars are completely submerged. this is supposed to be a dirt lot. you can see the water level covering half of this van and was covering one third when we arrived as things continue to get worse. the river will rise up to 46 feet by 11 pm tonight and staying above but stage for a full 24 hours before receding below 32 feet friday night. the mudslides is a major concern due to the saturated ground. someone was trying to help their neighbor stay safe >> it was a debate about how to get everybody else out with me. they did not want to go. >> reporter: emergency response personnel are specifically keeping and i on the burned areas from the tubbs fire and nuns fi come down due to that drenched in unstable ground. this is another reason why sonoma county officials are asking people to evacuate, or at the very least to stay off the roads. we can assume these people have moved their cars up on the s
we tried to get to guerneville but ended up in forestville. we are at the old river road and maribel road, as far as we could get up the river because the cars are completely submerged. this is supposed to be a dirt lot. you can see the water level covering half of this van and was covering one third when we arrived as things continue to get worse. the river will rise up to 46 feet by 11 pm tonight and staying above but stage for a full 24 hours before receding below 32 feet friday night. the...
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authorities stopped them in forestville. amy, what's going on? >> reporter: you can't get in, jessica. this is where they stop you. this is on river road in forestville. this is 7 1/2 miles from guerneville. they tell me that there's a dip in river road as you head toward guerneville. they're worried that will flood. you won't be able to get back. they want us to stay out here. check out the flooding we found. look at the cars that are stuck in the standing water. we're on mira bell at river road. flooding right here. we're not even to guerneville. we started evacuating guerneville. people started protecting their things. they packed up businesses and homes. getting their belongings up to higher ground before they, themselves got out of the area. they have the gift of time. but it is expected to be devastating. they are predicting that the river will rise to 46 feet by tonight. >> telling everyone that for your own safety, your life is at risk. you need to leave this area. it's going to be extremely dangerous tomorrow. these roads will be impassa
authorities stopped them in forestville. amy, what's going on? >> reporter: you can't get in, jessica. this is where they stop you. this is on river road in forestville. this is 7 1/2 miles from guerneville. they tell me that there's a dip in river road as you head toward guerneville. they're worried that will flood. you won't be able to get back. they want us to stay out here. check out the flooding we found. look at the cars that are stuck in the standing water. we're on mira bell at...
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. >> reporter: despite the rain stopping in forestville, the russian river looks more like a lake but the water is beginning to recede after cresting last night. unofficially we ran into the sonoma county road crew that said from what they have measured they believe the water is dropped at least two feet which is certainly the case here. we can see on the side of this barn how high the water got, 2 or 3 feet, terry good news. this area desperately needed a break from the rain with these cars, homes and businesses swallowed up by the russian river with entire communities cut off by the mud. it is startling to see this and experience even for those living here for decades. >> i have never seen a slide and i've been here 1998. i have never seen anything like this on maze canyon road. >> i have never seen slides like this, no. >> reporter: just like yesterday today sonoma county officials are telling people to stay off of the roads this clean up beginning to get rid of the incredible mess. the further up the river road you can get is east of waller road and we are half-mile from that righ
. >> reporter: despite the rain stopping in forestville, the russian river looks more like a lake but the water is beginning to recede after cresting last night. unofficially we ran into the sonoma county road crew that said from what they have measured they believe the water is dropped at least two feet which is certainly the case here. we can see on the side of this barn how high the water got, 2 or 3 feet, terry good news. this area desperately needed a break from the rain with these...
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abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in forestville. amy? >> reporter: it's impacting businesses, too, jessica. this one had to evacuate all of its customers. this is the farmhouse inn. it has a flooded driveway. there's a car stuck here. that's a rental car. one guest who tried to get out and didn't make it. this isn't the worst of it. the worst, of course, happened in guerneville. this is the story for sky 7 to tell. look from up above at all of the water. you cannot get in or out of guerneville unless you have a boat. obeing letac. et alked to istsill the. wed her via facetime phone call. >> does feel very isolating. like, there's -- we're really trapped one direction on river road. then you go to -- up the road to monte rio. it's blocked. you have no place to go. >> reporter: and it looks like we're going to be there for a while. at least all of today. the russian river crested last night at a highest level in 25 years. it's now starting to recede. it's a slow process. not expected to return to its banks until late tonight. so residents
abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in forestville. amy? >> reporter: it's impacting businesses, too, jessica. this one had to evacuate all of its customers. this is the farmhouse inn. it has a flooded driveway. there's a car stuck here. that's a rental car. one guest who tried to get out and didn't make it. this isn't the worst of it. the worst, of course, happened in guerneville. this is the story for sky 7 to tell. look from up above at all of the water. you cannot get in or out...
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reporting live in forestville, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. the napa river is expected to peak above flood stage this morning. abc 7 news discovered several areas in napa valley already waterlogged, including, as you can see, vineyards and roads. the city of napa closed parks and public areas. flooding is not expected downtown. city officials say a bypass built in 2015 river water is working as designed. >>> this morning, many people waking up in the dark. >> 6 mun k-- without power. >> reporter: since i last saw you an hour ago, the pg&e workers finished up at this be intersection. they were working on the power line and transformer. they left about 40 minutes ago. you can see why. let's turn you over to the 7-eleven. the power is back on. all 661 people without power from 10:45 last night to 6:00 this morning, now they have power on. the people watching us now on tv, good morning and welcome back to the world of electricity. take a look at the video from the santa cruz mountains from earlier this morning. this is the summit on highway 17. th
reporting live in forestville, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. the napa river is expected to peak above flood stage this morning. abc 7 news discovered several areas in napa valley already waterlogged, including, as you can see, vineyards and roads. the city of napa closed parks and public areas. flooding is not expected downtown. city officials say a bypass built in 2015 river water is working as designed. >>> this morning, many people waking up in the dark....
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just a few minutes ago, i met one man who lives in forestville. he says he lives in a house up the hill but has been stuck there for two days. the water receded just enough this morning where he was able to drive down for the first time. here's what he had to say. >> i was driving really slow. you don't know what's under that water. if the road's even there. so i was just coming out to see if my wife could make it to work. but yeah, i mean, i would tell people to be very cautious still. i mean, it's still a really dangerous situation. >> another interesting thing we have seen this morning is a family of wild pigs. they have been running up and down river road and have even been seen entering the water. so that's something that's just been a little different out here this morning. officials are telling people who have not yet evacuated to stay in place. and again, the water is receding. firefighters say that it's definitly gone down significantly. definitely gone down significantly. just up the road there's an rv park and campground. it's a big mes
just a few minutes ago, i met one man who lives in forestville. he says he lives in a house up the hill but has been stuck there for two days. the water receded just enough this morning where he was able to drive down for the first time. here's what he had to say. >> i was driving really slow. you don't know what's under that water. if the road's even there. so i was just coming out to see if my wife could make it to work. but yeah, i mean, i would tell people to be very cautious still. i...
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but forestville residents were surprised. cindy was told couldn't go back to her home. >> left 7:00 this morning and it was fine, then heard the river was cresting, thought i better get home. obviously too late. >> reporter: heard guerneville but expecting forestville to be this impacted? >> not at all. >> driveway at inn flooded this morning. one tried to leave, didn't make it. >> decision to take rental car through waist high water, 2/3 of the way and car stalled. encourage anyone watching, do not try to go through any water over a foot high, you never know. >> reporter: employees carried suitcases through the water as guests walked up and around the property to get out. people allowed in with the national guard or firefighters with boats and jetskis or a county worker with sandbags who could only make it so far. >> never seen the river this high. >> river remains high. water still rising. safeway in guerneville, parking lot is completely covered in water, doesn't look like it's seeped into the store just yet but trucks the
but forestville residents were surprised. cindy was told couldn't go back to her home. >> left 7:00 this morning and it was fine, then heard the river was cresting, thought i better get home. obviously too late. >> reporter: heard guerneville but expecting forestville to be this impacted? >> not at all. >> driveway at inn flooded this morning. one tried to leave, didn't make it. >> decision to take rental car through waist high water, 2/3 of the way and car...
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neighborhood floating 4 to 8 feet above the streets of forestville. >> this is one of the many sections of the road, and this is a very low spot here next to this creek. this is one of the first places it floods. >> reporter: enough water covering the properties that we can flow right between them. >> looks like we are seeing a boat or something over there. >> reporter: a lot of these houses have been raised before but not all them. >> yes, many houses have been raised up. sometimes two, two full stories to be above the largest floods. >> reporter: so the effect there with the houses raised and some not raised you have a mismatch of homes. there is a floor of your house that is under water. when does this recede? good question. 10p.m. is when i heard. that is just the start of it. it will probably remain at or above flood stage through thursday night. maybe 9 p.m. thursday night. so all of this really, just on the front end of this and the back end and getting things cleared out and getting access ability to these towns that are stranded. might take till the first part of tomorrow. >> y
neighborhood floating 4 to 8 feet above the streets of forestville. >> this is one of the many sections of the road, and this is a very low spot here next to this creek. this is one of the first places it floods. >> reporter: enough water covering the properties that we can flow right between them. >> looks like we are seeing a boat or something over there. >> reporter: a lot of these houses have been raised before but not all them. >> yes, many houses have been...
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nbc's joe friar is no forestville. forestville is about 50 miles north of san francisco. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see behind me the some of the damage. earliest mates say about 2,000 buildings have been flooded along the river. now sonoma county is declared a local emergency and in one town they are totally surrounded by water. along california's surging rushing river. it is now an island. the rising waters creep higher submerging buildings and cars. >> this is the pool area. >> at the r3 hotel the usually aqua colored pool was overtaken by flood waters. >> the whole resort is under water. >> reporter: neighboring communities are not fairing much better with mandatory evacuations in two dozen cities. estimated at least 1800 are stranded as the river swells ten feet above swell stage. >> this morning we had a backyard. now we don't. >> reporter: the floods follow two days of record breaking rain. a slow moving river that drenched much of california. nearly six inches in santa rosa in 24 hours, the largest single day rainfall on record. >> we ne
nbc's joe friar is no forestville. forestville is about 50 miles north of san francisco. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see behind me the some of the damage. earliest mates say about 2,000 buildings have been flooded along the river. now sonoma county is declared a local emergency and in one town they are totally surrounded by water. along california's surging rushing river. it is now an island. the rising waters creep higher submerging buildings and cars. >>...
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abc7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in forestville. cornell, what's the situation there? >> reporter: alma and dan, we are just a few miles outside of guerneville, and you know this is as far as we can go. all roads leading in and out are under water. flooding from the russian river has even reached this vineyard. that is the top of a barn that you're looking at. for now e locals say they are feeling trapped. >> there it goes. >> reporter: kim had her cell phone ready, watching flood waters from the russian river close in around her in guerneville. >> the video we took shows it rising right before our eyes. >> reporter: the river was rising so fast it buried every road leading in and out of guerneville under lots of water. from river road to highway 116. >> how deep is the floodsing here on 116? >> could be 9, 10 feet deep down there. there are a couple low spots. >> reporter: this view from sky 7 is truly the only way to show how widespread flooding is in guerneville. water was up to the roofs of some homes. there was flooding in the safe way parking lot and a few kayake
abc7 news reporter cornell barnard is live in forestville. cornell, what's the situation there? >> reporter: alma and dan, we are just a few miles outside of guerneville, and you know this is as far as we can go. all roads leading in and out are under water. flooding from the russian river has even reached this vineyard. that is the top of a barn that you're looking at. for now e locals say they are feeling trapped. >> there it goes. >> reporter: kim had her cell phone ready,...
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forestville, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> reporter: we see flooding here at the napa river as i get out of the way so you can see what we are talking about. this hit what stage overnight and look at the amount of water flowing through. i was talking to the fire department. he said normally in the summertime or when it's not rainy and parts of the winter it would be dry but clearly not the case now. the flood stage is 25 the but it passed that overnight it should be cresting this morning around 11:00. i spoke with the fire department and they said it looks like it will be earlier before 7 am. the city has asked people to monitor the conditions of the river if they live or work in the low-lying areas but at this point they don't expect or have not seen significant damage. here's the fire department. >> last night was calm and people were staying inside, off the roads. this morning it looks okay it looks like the flood project is working. we do have localized flooding on some roadways but not what was anticipated, and certainly we hope for what is happening. >> reporter: i have here live and
forestville, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> reporter: we see flooding here at the napa river as i get out of the way so you can see what we are talking about. this hit what stage overnight and look at the amount of water flowing through. i was talking to the fire department. he said normally in the summertime or when it's not rainy and parts of the winter it would be dry but clearly not the case now. the flood stage is 25 the but it passed that overnight it should be cresting this morning around...
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and the forestville, gushville and geyserville school district. . >>> california lawmakers are considering a bill that would lower the amount of alcohol you can have in your system while driving. the current law is .08%. lawmakers would lower that to .05%. commercial drivers are held to that .05 standard. jerry hill says a thousand lives could be saved a year statewide if that becomes law flue lowering the point hole to .05 will save lives. 100 countries around the world has gone too .5. >> it saves lives. >>> a judge sentenced an oakland man to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to trying to support a islamic group. it came after amer alhaggagi pleaded guilty for creating social spots. he graduated from berkeley high. he detailed plots to an undercover cop. defense attorneys argued for a lighter sentence. >> we believe that amer alhaggagi liked to provoke, get a reaction. >> the community has taken stock of what happened. the community will take action to ensure that a preventive strategy is in place. >> 150 residents sent a letter to the judge urging leniency. the judge mentioned
and the forestville, gushville and geyserville school district. . >>> california lawmakers are considering a bill that would lower the amount of alcohol you can have in your system while driving. the current law is .08%. lawmakers would lower that to .05%. commercial drivers are held to that .05 standard. jerry hill says a thousand lives could be saved a year statewide if that becomes law flue lowering the point hole to .05 will save lives. 100 countries around the world has gone too...
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tom vacar is live along the russian river in forestville, we begin with christina rendon at a command post in the town of grayson with more and the rescue operation taking place today. christina? >> reporter: we can tell you we spoke with the sonoma county sheriff just 15 minutes ago. he said the day touring touring parts of sonoma county on the russian river and said from last night and today, they have made about 40 rescues by boat in the guerneville area alone, and separately he's already seen places where cars are floating and the roads into open vineyards. is going to be a lot of damage when this is all said and done. the national has brought in high vehicles. the walker family admits they were too late evacuating from the forest failure area home. >> previous rains, a got a little bit high, but this time we tried, the canoe flipped over. there's a lot of debris, garbage cans, things of that nature coming so we knew we were going to need some professional help to get out of there. >> reporter: in the same area, this man chose to be on his kia. >> i've seen cars that are piled ove
tom vacar is live along the russian river in forestville, we begin with christina rendon at a command post in the town of grayson with more and the rescue operation taking place today. christina? >> reporter: we can tell you we spoke with the sonoma county sheriff just 15 minutes ago. he said the day touring touring parts of sonoma county on the russian river and said from last night and today, they have made about 40 rescues by boat in the guerneville area alone, and separately he's...
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to the giant lumberjack in forestville residents of the r=v park werent so lucky.the tops of their camper vehicles barely showed above water.the river's crested at over 42 feet ... after several drought years, the rains and flooding were back in 2017.so were residents ... amazed at the water rising. pretty deep ... never seen it like thisthis (grant) every few years, it's a new lesson in the power of nature. (pam) tonight , president trump is facing major new allegations of misconduct by his former attorney michael cohen. cohen told congress, in a blistering hearing today ... that the president knew of the hush payments ... to adult actress stormy daniels. and said he also knew in advance .. about an email hack into the democratic national committee in 2016. our washington d.c. bureau reporter mark meredith has the latest from capitol hill. "he is a racist, he is a a con man and he is a cheat."michael cohen held nothing back...as lawmakers pressed him about his actions as the president's personal lawyer."i am ashamed that i chose to take part in concealing mr. trump's illicit acts"cohen t
to the giant lumberjack in forestville residents of the r=v park werent so lucky.the tops of their camper vehicles barely showed above water.the river's crested at over 42 feet ... after several drought years, the rains and flooding were back in 2017.so were residents ... amazed at the water rising. pretty deep ... never seen it like thisthis (grant) every few years, it's a new lesson in the power of nature. (pam) tonight , president trump is facing major new allegations of misconduct by his...
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nbc's joe fryer is in forestville, about 60 miles north of san francisco. joe, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. behind me you see just some o the damage. early estimates say about 2,000 buildings have flood along the river. now sonoma county hasre dec a local emergency and one town is totall surrounded by water. along california's surging russian river, the town of guerneville is cutoff, typically a riverside attraction, it's now an island, one tha is shrinking as the rising waters creep higher, submerging buildings and cars. at the r-3 hotel, the pool was overtake by murky >> the whole resort, the whole hotel is under water. >> reporter: neighboring communities are not faring much better with mandatory evacuations in two dozen cities. it's estimated at least 1,800 are stranded as the river swells ten feet over flood stage. >> this morning we had a a back ya now we don't. that's how quick it's rising. >> reporter: the slow-moving atmospheric river drenched most of northern california. snon nrosa,rly six inches fell in 24 hours, the largest si
nbc's joe fryer is in forestville, about 60 miles north of san francisco. joe, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. behind me you see just some o the damage. early estimates say about 2,000 buildings have flood along the river. now sonoma county hasre dec a local emergency and one town is totall surrounded by water. along california's surging russian river, the town of guerneville is cutoff, typically a riverside attraction, it's now an island, one tha is shrinking as the...
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you're in one of the hardest hit areas in forestville. >> reporter: that's right. behind me is the farmhouse in. you see it is surrounded by floodwater. it almost covers the front tires. this is what we're dealing with in this area. is this is river road and it needs up with roller road. they are keeping the public out
you're in one of the hardest hit areas in forestville. >> reporter: that's right. behind me is the farmhouse in. you see it is surrounded by floodwater. it almost covers the front tires. this is what we're dealing with in this area. is this is river road and it needs up with roller road. they are keeping the public out
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claudia cowan reporting live from forestville along the banks of the russian river. claudia? >> well, trace, is water is starting to recede slowly. in the heart of wine country, we have a road here and a bridge and an entire vineyard all of it totally submerged by the temporary lake. meantime, 100 roads here remain closed, including this one. this is river road which leads to gurnville which is totally cut off. 4, 500 people live there and they're trying to assess the damage after the russian river crested. in some spots, the water is 8 feet deep. a lot of debris needs to be cleaned up. a lot of roads might not be passable until tomorrow. the sheriff says 2,000 homes and businesses are inundated with water and evacuation order remain in effect. several shelters are been set up and the disaster has claimed a life. in the humboldt county town of fern dale, a man drowned while trying to get to where his three children were trapped. no reports of injuries here in the bay area. back to you. >> look at those pictures, claudia. reminiscent of hurricane harvey. how is everybody getti
claudia cowan reporting live from forestville along the banks of the russian river. claudia? >> well, trace, is water is starting to recede slowly. in the heart of wine country, we have a road here and a bridge and an entire vineyard all of it totally submerged by the temporary lake. meantime, 100 roads here remain closed, including this one. this is river road which leads to gurnville which is totally cut off. 4, 500 people live there and they're trying to assess the damage after the...
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although you know forestville, guerneville, some of those places you can get into the upper 20s. most of us are going to be in the coldest parts are going to be low 30, just above freezing are at freezing, this type of pattern is a pretty productive pattern for frost . tomorrow it looks like this. in san jose and santa rosa and san rafael, mostly to partly cloudy all day. no rain in the forecast. just an applicant a. that is friday. saturday looks good too. sunday not bad, but by we time to sunday night into monday, just a long-range model i wanted you to see it. the jet stream, and long ranged models, they don't have high- resolution so you get this kind of blobby looking thing, but the basic idea here is the jet stream -- look for it is, and look where it is coming from. we've got a little atmospheric river texture to it, so nereall powerful, but i'm seeing rain, rain, rain. but it goes beyond that too, and lake tahoe area as well. we will see these things change and they can change, but let's wanted to see what happens next week, but in the meantime, monday, then you going to
although you know forestville, guerneville, some of those places you can get into the upper 20s. most of us are going to be in the coldest parts are going to be low 30, just above freezing are at freezing, this type of pattern is a pretty productive pattern for frost . tomorrow it looks like this. in san jose and santa rosa and san rafael, mostly to partly cloudy all day. no rain in the forecast. just an applicant a. that is friday. saturday looks good too. sunday not bad, but by we time to...
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take a look at this barn here in the community of forestville. we have four 1/2, five feet here coming up to the top of this barn. more than enough to topple port-o-potties and other equipment. farther out it is 10 feet. you can't see it, trust me, underneath all this water a vineyard is getting a very good soaking. driving around the area is treacherous to say the least. a bomb had to be rescued when her car got stuck trying to leave a hotel this morning. tow trucks have been very busy. the russian river is expected to crest at 46 feet. that is the highest level in 24 years. homes and businesses are being inundated. mandatory evacuations are in effect for 25,000 people who live in communities along the river. some people who did not heed the evacuation order are basically stuck. the sheriff says all roads leading in and out of gurnville, are out and might not be passible for a day or two. the rain tapered off. more wet weather expected in the bay area this weekend. melissa. melissa: claudia cowan. connell: you may have missed this but there was
take a look at this barn here in the community of forestville. we have four 1/2, five feet here coming up to the top of this barn. more than enough to topple port-o-potties and other equipment. farther out it is 10 feet. you can't see it, trust me, underneath all this water a vineyard is getting a very good soaking. driving around the area is treacherous to say the least. a bomb had to be rescued when her car got stuck trying to leave a hotel this morning. tow trucks have been very busy. the...
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meg oliver is in forestville, california, in an area cut off by the flooding. meg, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we've been trapped here since yesterday and will be stuck until the roads reopen, which could happen later today. the russian river crested last night at 45 feet, 13 feet above flood stage. the river has risen so high we won't know the extent of the damage unt>>nly in and out of guere is b kak or cawnas inund ter the russian river overflowed its banks. flood waters surrounded homes, submerged cars, and trapped anyone who didn't leave. this is where you park? >> yeah, it's a road. >> reporter: laura's house is safe, but her yard and basement are completely under water. more than two dozen houses were evacuated. monte rio is also essentially an island. an area weather station recorded more than 20 inches of rain over the past three days. >> we're safe. >> reporter: at least 2,000 people are stranded. the water came up to the roof of this rv, forcing crews to reach this man by boat. one of at least 40 rescues in sonoma county on wednesday. >>
meg oliver is in forestville, california, in an area cut off by the flooding. meg, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we've been trapped here since yesterday and will be stuck until the roads reopen, which could happen later today. the russian river crested last night at 45 feet, 13 feet above flood stage. the river has risen so high we won't know the extent of the damage unt>>nly in and out of guere is b kak or cawnas inund ter the russian river overflowed its banks. flood...